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Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked federal state in Germany's East. Because of the chemical industry, Saxony-Anhalt attracts more foreign direct investments than any other state there.

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Police stand outside an apartment building after a stabbing incident in Wolmirstedt, Saxony-Anhalt on June 15, 2024

Germany: Police shoot man dead after Euro 2024 party attack

A man went on the rampage in Saxony-Anhalt, killing another man and then stabbing people at a private football party.
CrimeJune 15, 2024
Deutschland Quedlinburg | Imperial Abbey

10 reasons to love Saxony-Anhalt

We visit Saxony-Anhalt's many attractions, including artistically landscaped gardens and modern Bauhaus architecture.
TravelJanuary 18, 202410 images
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz looks out towards the flooding Weser river while visiting the flood region on December 31, 2023 in Verden, Germany.

Germany's Scholz visits flood-hit areas in Lower Saxony

The German chancellor urged people to "stick together" while visiting flooded areas of Verden in northern Germany.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 31, 2023
A hand holding a German passport

German state: Citizenship applicants must support Israel

Saxony-Anhalt has said people who do not recognize Israel's right to exist cannot become naturalized citizens.
SocietyDecember 6, 2023
Thumbnail Euromaxx 21.10.23

Germany trip: What makes the East tick

Euromaxx reporter Rachel Stewart explores the different regions of eastern Germany.
SocietyOctober 26, 202304:33 min
Firefighting aircraft puts out wildfire in Harz area, Saxony-Anhalt

Germany: Harz mountain wildfire forces tourist evacuation

The fire broke out at the Königsberg peak in northern Germany on Sunday.
CatastropheJune 5, 2023
Meet the Germans | Ost

Meet the Germans road trip: Eastern Germany

It's time to explore eastern Germany on the next leg of the Meet the Germans road trip.
CultureNovember 10, 202209:48 min
A view of trees in the Brocken mountain burning on September 4th, 2022

Forest fire at Germany's Brocken mountain spreads

The blaze, which broke out at the south end of the mountain, spread from 60 to 130 hectares in a matter of hours.
CatastropheSeptember 4, 2022
Mit neuen Pflanzensorten kämpft ein Bauer in Ostdeutschland gegen die Dürre.

German farmers feel the heat

In eastern Germany, a farmer is testing new crops that can withstand drought.
SocietySeptember 1, 202204:18 min
09.2015 DW Focus on Europe (Sendungslogo)

Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

In Russia, there's a blacklist for artists who oppose Putin's war.
SocietySeptember 1, 202226:05 min
A person is injected with a coronavirus vaccine

German man got COVID jab '87 times'

The man reportedly got the jab dozens of times as part of a scheme to sell vaccination passes to anti-vaxxers.
HealthApril 2, 2022
A beautiful building in front of a body of water.

Germany's 16 states: Saxony-Anhalt

Artistic landscaped gardens, lots of Middle Ages flair, a hot spot of Bauhaus architecture — that’s Saxony-Anhalt.
TravelDecember 8, 2021
Oury Jalloh press conference

Burning death of Black man in jail cell reinvestigated

A new reconstruction of the burning death of Oury Jalloh in a police cell has again underlined investigative flaws.
Law and JusticeNovember 3, 2021
Saxony-Anhalt State Premier Reiner Haseloff holds a Mayan figure in his gloved hand

Germany to return artifacts to Guatemala, Mexico

The historic objects were purchased at a Leipzig flea market and discovered last year in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Rule of LawNovember 1, 2021
Chickpeas

Enabling chickpea cultivation in Germany

A farmer in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany has been growing the falafel ingredient near Magdeburg for four years.
BusinessAugust 9, 202102:46 min
04.2015 DW Business Sendungslogo

DW Business – Europe

Export Reliance - Delta Woes – German Chickpeas
BusinessAugust 9, 202113:12 min
A symbol image of the bill paid by German residents

Germany's public broadcasters win federal funding battle

Germany's top court said Saxony-Anhalt's attempt to block a funding hike for public broadcasters was unconstitutional.
MediaAugust 5, 2021
Gloved hand at computer keyboard

Rural German district declares disaster after cyberattack

Anhalt-Bitterfeld says it has been "paralyzed" by hackers and forced offline indefinitely.
CrimeJuly 10, 2021
Rosalia Romaniec

Saxony-Anhalt election result is Laschet's victory

Rosalia Romaniec
The CDU's resounding win in Saxony-Anhalt shows the AfD can be defeated — even in the east.
PoliticsJune 7, 2021
A jubilant Reiner Haseloff and his wife Gabriele

Germany's CDU gets boost with surprise victory

Angela Merkel's party got a boost, while the Green party had its hopes dashed.
PoliticsJune 6, 2021
Saxony-Anhalt state premier Reiner Haseloff

CDU fends off far-right AfD in Saxony-Anhalt

The center-right CDU will remain the largest party in Saxony-Anhalt's state parliament, according to projections.
PoliticsJune 6, 2021
Voting has begun in Saxony-Anhalt

Far-right AfD poised for Saxony-Anhalt upset

A victory for the Alternative for Germany would be a nightmare for the political mainstream in the eastern state.
PoliticsJune 6, 2021
DW Sendung Euromaxx | Modellbau

Gerbstedt - a town of many miniature castles

Günther Beinert has built more than 40 miniature castles from concrete and construction waste.
LifestyleApril 26, 202104:07 min
An elderly resident in Halberstadt being injected

German mayor suspected of jumping vaccine queue

Halle's mayor has said he was vaccinated to avoid throwing away leftover doses. Prosecutors have disputed his claims.
PoliticsFebruary 22, 2021
Sign for a local Officer for the Protection of the Constitution with a camera

German state puts regional AfD party under surveillance

The German domestic intelligence service has reportedly placed another regional faction of the AfD under surveillance.
PoliticsJanuary 26, 2021
German passport

Germany: Thieves steal hundreds of IDs

A heavy safe with hundreds of new ID cards and passports was stolen in east Germany, authorities have said.
CrimeJanuary 13, 2021
Saxony-Anhalt state premier Reiner Haseloff

Power struggle erupts in Saxony-Anhalt

What began as a fight over broadcasting fees has escalated into a crisis that could bring down the state government.
PoliticsDecember 4, 2020
Stiege Stave Church

German village rescues historical church

While churches are being abandoned and congregations are shrinking, one German village is bucking the trend.
SocietyNovember 4, 2020
evening view over the Elbe to the festively illuminated cathedral in Magdeburg

Ten reasons and more for Magdeburg

A stroll through the more than 1200-year-old state capital of Saxony-Anhalt
TravelOctober 22, 202013 images
Germany, Harz region Quedlinburg castle at night

Germany from A to Z: Quedlinburg

We're taking a tour through Germany to show you to a town in the alphabet. This time Q takes us to Quedlinburg.
TravelSeptember 14, 20209 images
Nebra sky disc

Nebra sky disk could be much younger than previously thought

It was seen as the oldest-known depiction of the cosmos, but it could be 1,000 years younger than previously believed.
CultureSeptember 4, 2020
Daily Drone Naumburger Dom

Naumburg Cathedral

The #DailyDrone flies to Naumburg, to one of the most significant cultural monuments of the European High Middle Ages.
TravelJune 9, 202000:59 min
Nazi beer label

German police called after store sells 'Nazi beer'

A store owner in Saxony-Anhalt is under investigation after he stocked beer named "German Reich Brew."
Law and JusticeJanuary 25, 2020
Robert Möritz headshot

German CDU politician resigns over far-right ties

Robert Möritz's ties to Germany's far-right made headlines across the country. Now, he has left the CDU.
PoliticsDecember 20, 2019
Kiez Döner reopens

Halle kebab shop owner gives it away after shootings

Halle's Kiez Döner has reopened for the first time after a man was shot in the outlet during a far-right terror attack.
TerrorismNovember 16, 2019
Oury Jalloh

Activists continue fight for justice in Oury Jalloh case

New findings suggest that an asylum-seeker who died in German police custody sustained major injuries before his death.
CrimeNovember 2, 2019
Schloss im Wörlitzer Park in Wörlitz mit Magnolienblüte

The garden kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz

An outing to a magnificent Garden Kingdom packed with palaces, gardens and parks.
CultureJuly 12, 201902:51 min
CDU AFD

CDU divided on how to cope with far-right AfD

Two CDU politicians have drawn their bosses' anger for suggesting their voters share goals with the AfD.
PoliticsJune 21, 2019
Scrabble spells out CDU and AFD

Is it still Nazi if it's spelled backwards?

A politician said Germany "must reconcile the social with the national," which sounded to many like National Socialism.
PoliticsJune 20, 2019
A lit Christmas tree in a darkened living room

Puzzle of Christmas tree in February sparks murder probe

A woman who was perplexed as to why a house still had a fully-lit Christmas tree on view in February called the police.
CrimeFebruary 18, 2019
Deutschland Schöne Urlaubsorte (Bildergalerie) Harz

#DailyDrone: Hexentanzplatz, Thale

High above the Bodetal valley in the Harz mountains lies the Hexentanzplatz or witches' dance area. Legend has it that witches gathered here on Walpurgis Night. Our drone followed the tracks of the witches.
TravelNovember 26, 201801:00 min
Daily Drone

#DailyDrone: Halberstadt Cathedral

Drone flight in Halberstadt: St. Stephanus and St. Sixtus Cathedral is one of the most important buildings on the Romanesque Road. It houses one of the most valuable church treasures in Germany.
TravelNovember 26, 201801:00 min
Kandidaten neue UNESCO-Welterbestätten | Deutschland Naumburger Dom

Naumburg Cathedral

The cathedral from the 13th century is famous for the sculptures of the unknown Naumburg master.
TravelNovember 8, 201801:06 min
The Saxony-Anhalt police logo

Journalist stabbed in Saxony-Anhalt: reports

Three youths in Saxony-Anhalt allegedly stabbed a journalist and made the Hitler salute outside a supermarket.
CrimeOctober 2, 2018
People marching in Köthen

Far-right protesters march after German man's death

The arrest of two foreigners in the case prompted right-wing sympathizers and others to stage a "memorial march."
CrimeSeptember 10, 2018
04.2016 Check-in (Sendungslogo)

Dessau: 100 Years of Bauhaus

No other town hosts as many buildings designed by the Bauhaus school as Dessau. Nicole Frölich has a look around.
CultureAugust 4, 201826:04 min
Check-in, Shortcut, Nicole Frölich, Bauhaus, Dessau

Bauhaus tour of Dessau

Nicole Frölich looks around the workshops of this school of modernist architecture and design.
CultureAugust 3, 201811:43 min
Lightning strikes an area outside of the German city of Munich

Germany: Family hit by lightning at birthday party

Ten people were injured, including five children, when lightning struck a family party in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
CatastropheJuly 29, 2018
Prince Georg-Constantin of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach

German prince dies in riding accident

The successor to the House of Wettin has died in an accident at the age of 41.
SocietyJune 13, 2018
UNESCO Gartenreich Dessau Wörlitz

Saxony-Anhalt Quiz

Where was Martin Luther born? Which of the world's first depictions of the cosmos were found by treasure diggers?
TravelMay 31, 2018